Oriental(ism), 5, 15, 111, 112, 133, 141–144, 146, 147, 202, 204

Patriarchy, 7, 10, 58, 66, 72, 92, 94, 149, 204

Peach Blossom Fan, , 3, 16, 18, 20, 111, 113, 148–150, 170, 202

Peony Pavilion, , xx, 12, 13, 20, 98–100

Performativity, 12, 13, 80, 84, 100, 101, 147, 150, 200

Performing Arts Review, , 3

Perng, Ching-His, 33

Pining … In Peach Blossom Land, , 3, 16, 46, 155, 156, 170, 173, 174, 196, 203

Poor Theater, 136, 137

Postcolonialism, 111, 113, 148, 204

Postmodernism, 40, 49, 115

Pre-cultural, 15, 113, 116, 135, 139

Pre-expressive, 16, 113, 138–140

Pseudomasculinity, 13, 101

Psychological Acting Method, 18, 171

Queen Jocasta, 17, 134, 145, 146

Realism, xxi, 18, 25, 29, 83, 170, 171, 175, 176

Retheatricalization, 15, 112, 121, 124–126, 147

Ritual, 2, 15, 48, 51, 63, 104, 113, 116, 135–141, 168

Said, Edward, 112, 133, 141, 146, 202

Scenes of Love Etude II, , 8, 84, 86, 88, 201

Schechner, Richard, xxi, 3, 15, 33, 48, 52, 55, 103, 111, 119, 120, 128, 132, 142, 155, 202

Scopophilic drive, 8, 82–84, 109

Scopophilism, 81

Semiotics, 15, 67, 173

Sexuality, 6, 25, 50, 53, 58, 66, 67, 70, 75, 78, 82, 95, 96, 107, 109, 144, 167

Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters’ Troupe, 53

Shakespeare, William, 33

Shen, Shiao-Ying, 157

Six Memos for the Next Millennium, , 7, 9, 78, 80, 88, 89, 201

Sorgenfrei, Carol

Stanislavisky, Konstantin, 171, 174, 175

Strategy, 59, 60, 62, 63, 81, 114, 201

Spoken drama, 3, 23, 25–29, 31, 33, 42, 49, 110, 124, 127, 130, 173, 199

Suleri, Sara, 58

Surprise Party, , 68

Tam, Kwok-kan, 214

Tatlow, Antony, 152, 153

Tiananmen Square, xxii, 188, 190

Theater, 19, 187, 188, 194

Theatricality, 7, 46, 59, 76, 78, 83, 110, 112, 120, 127, 153, 170, 197, 201, 202

Tibetan Buddhism, xxvi, 3, 18, 20, 166, 181, 192

Tomboy / girl, 13, 101

Tsou Oedipus, , 3, 15, 111, 112, 133–135, 139, 144, 146, 147, 202

Turn Back to the Other Shore, , 3, 16, 155, 156, 162, 163, 165, 166, 203

Utopian dream, 15, 112, 121, 126, 129, 130, 132, 133, 143

Wang, Mo-lin, xxvi, 3, 39, 51, 111, 112, 134, 202

Watson, Ian, 116